Japanese corvette Kaimon
 Japanese armed sloop Kaimon 1886-1887
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| History | |
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 Empire of Japan | |
| Name | Kaimon |
| Ordered | 1877 Fiscal Year |
| Builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal, Japan |
| Laid down | 1 September 1877 |
| Launched | 28 August 1882 |
| Commissioned | 13 March 1884 |
| Stricken | 21 May 1905 |
| Fate | Mined off Port Arthur 5 July 1904 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steam corvette |
| Displacement | 1,358 long tons (1,380 t) |
| Length | 64.68 m (212 ft 2 in) |
| Beam | 10.9 m (35 ft 9 in) |
| Draft | 5.2 m (17 ft 1 in) |
| Propulsion |
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| Sail plan | bark-rigged sloop |
| Speed | 12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) |
| Range | 256 tons coal |
| Complement | 210 |
| Armament |
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Kaimon (海門, Sea Gate)Kagoshima prefecture.
Background
Kaimon was a three-masted
launched on 28 August 1882 and commissioned on 13 March 1884.[3]
Her construction required over six years, due to numerous technical issues and problems with funding.
The design of Kaimon was almost identical to the corvette
Meiji government in the employ of the Yokosuka Naval Arsenal.[2]
During her launching ceremony, a flock of white doves (the traditional messengers of the war god Hachiman) was released, setting a precedent for all future launchings of Japanese warships. Her first captain was Lieutenant Commander Tsuboi Kōzō
.
Operational history
Kaimon saw combat service in the
Battle of Yalu River under the command of Lieutenant Commander Sakurai Kikunozo. She also served with the Japanese task force that supported the invasion of Taiwan
in 1895.
On 21 March 1898, Kaimon was re-designated as a third-class
coastal defense ship
, and was used for coastal survey and patrol duties.
During the
navy list
on 21 May 1905.
Notes
- ISBN 0-8048-0408-7.
- ^ a b c Chesneau, All the World’s Fighting Ships, p. 232.
- ^ Nishida, Ships of the Imperial Japanese Navy
References
- Corbett, Sir Julian. Maritime Operations in The Russo-Japanese War 1904-1905. (1994) Originally classified, and in two volumes, ISBN 1-55750-129-7
- Chesneau, Roger and Eugene M. Kolesnik (editors), All The World's Fighting Ships 1860-1905, Conway Maritime Press, 1979 reprinted 2002, ISBN 0-85177-133-5
- Jentsura, Hansgeorg (1976). Warships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, 1869-1945. Naval Institute Press. ISBN 0-87021-893-X.
- Lengerer, Hans (September 2020). "The 1882 Coup d'État in Korea and the Second Expansion of the Imperial Japanese Navy: A Contribution to the Pre-History of the Chinese-Japanese War 1894–95". Warship International. LVII (3): 185–196. ISSN 0043-0374.
- Lengerer, Hans (December 2020). "The 1884 Coup d'État in Korea — Revision and Acceleration of the Expansion of the IJN: A Contribution to the Pre-History of the Chinese-Japanese War 1894–95". Warship International. LVII (4): 289–302. ISSN 0043-0374.
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